What are your favorite greens and how do you like them prepared?

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My favorites are from brassicas, especially rutabagas and turnips. I cook them by briefly steaming just until they are wilted, but not really cooked. Then I finely chop some salt pork and garlic and fry it until the prok is crispy. I add a little olive oil to the pan and heat it, then add the greens and sautee them until they are cooked and the flavors blend together.

I like most greens and I use them in soups, casseroles and salads. If I continue down the list from most to least favorite the next would be horseradish, then collard, broccoli, chickory and dandelion, amaranth and quinoa, and tying for last is spinach, beet and chard

mark · Accepted Answer

I grew up in a small town in upstate New York called Utica.    Lots of Italian restaurants in town and they all make something called Utica Greens.      I prefer Escarole but you can make them with collards, mustard greens  or most other greens.   If using collards, pre-cook them and drain well.   

Chop the greens into julienne or slightly bigger.     Start with a saute of about 1/4 cup finely chopped pancetta in a few tbs olive oil.   When the pancetta crisps, add about 2-3 cloves chopped garlic and quickly saute.   Add about  3-4 sliced pickled cherry peppers (I prefer hot but sweet works too).     Add the greens and saute until the greens are well cooked stirring often.     

Combine about 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese with 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs.     Mix well 

When greens are nearly done, stir in the parm-bread crumb mixture and saute for about 2 minutes and serve.

Chetak. · Answer

Many of the greens you mention we don't have, but I like Silver beet a type of chard, spinach, cabbage, green beans, peas, Brussels sprouts, leeks,broccoli
I think that is all of the green vegetable we have.
We have Beet Root, Swede Turnip (rutabaga) and White Turnips as root vegetable and not the greens
Chetak

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My favourite is spinach and it’s amazing when prepared as Baked Spinach & Ricotta Pancakes. I have it for brunch, or as a light dinner meal. For preparing it, I use 
1 pack of Pancake Mix
1 egg
1 large onion sliced thinly
2 garlic cloves sliced thinly
250g spinach washed
250g ricotta cheese
Zest of 1 lemon
50g Parmesan cheese grated
350g jar of tomato and basil pasta sauce
Butter
I use the oven to bake it but you can cook it on a stove, as an option.
Firstly, heat the oven to 200Â°C (180Â°C for fan oven) / Gas to high flame.
Melt butter in a large pan, and add the sliced onions. Cook until it turns soft and golden brown.
Add the garlic and washed spinach. Cook it gently until the spinach is completely wilted, and then remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
Make the pancakes as per back of pack, separating each cooked pancake with a piece of greaseproof paper until all 10 have been cooked.
Add the ricotta, lemon zest and half the Parmesan cheese to the onion and spinach, and mix well.
Divide the mixture between the pancakes and roll each one into a tube.
Place 1/3 of the pasta sauce into a large baking dish.  Place the pancakes side by side on top of the sauce.  Cover with the remaining pasta sauce.
Sprinkle on top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
Place in the oven or on the gas and cook for 25 - 30 minutes until the cheese turns golden.

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Well,I like spinaches,lettuces, and brocolli.I like a spinach soup and brocolli as well.I like lettuces for some salad and sandwiches

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What are your favorite greens and how do you like them prepared?

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